罗伯特在一次意外少女自杀的过程中重新燃起了自己作家的梦想从而放弃了保险推销员的工作,却不料被实施抢劫的罗杰利用每次在作案之前,他都要罗伯特写一段小说,作案时他就会 “依章办事”,而且屡次成功,然最终罗伯特的命运如何呢?

A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.